Speed limits

MFL wrote:

toedtoes wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
I have no problem with a marked emergency vehicle driving over the speed limit. The assumption is that they are doing so in the performance of their duties and that the excess speed is necessary. I am willing to accept that assumption.

I do take issue with off duty law enforcement officers (or off duty emergency personnel) in private vehicles speeding and not being ticketed if stopped. The "good ole boy" wave 'em on attitude is wrong.

Do you stand opposed to the 1500 private jets landing in Sun Valley bringing billionaires together to talk about climate change?:)

What does that have to do with this?

Nothing that could make any sense! But hey, he started the thread, so guess alright for him, to go whatever direction. Thread went sideways anyway, with all the cop stories!

Jerry

Thought I was missing some big connection there.

Since it's gone sideways, I'll add an observation. Years and years ago I went to "traffic class". The class had about 17 people in it. The instructor asked everyone why they were there. 7 of the 8 women stated "I was speeding and got caught". The 8th woman's story could have been fought in court as entrapment. Out of the men, all 9 of them had an excuse for speeding and felt their excuse was a legitimate reason to not get ticketed. Excuses ranged from "I was speeding to stay awake" to "I was speeding to bring my child home from the hospital" to "I am a prison guard and got caught in a speed trap and the officer had to ticket me since they stopped another vehicle at the same time".

I suspect that today, the majority of the women would now have an excuse that "justified" their speeding. But I always thought it interesting that the women then accepted their speeding tickets without excuse while every man thought he should have been allowed to speed without issue.